The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-03
PERSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN JOHN T. WAIT, Of Connecticut,
reac ed bis roth birthday last week. He has
been a member of the Norwich bar for fifty-one
years.
CoUNr BRAzzA, the intrepid African explorer,
is to lie married in October to Miss Cora $40
comb, of New Orleans. The marriage is to take
place in New York.
MISS GERTRUDE BARRETT, the oldest daughter
of Lawrence Barrett, the tragedian, will soon be
married to Mr.. Joseph Anderson. a brother of
Miss Anderson. He is at present in England
with his sister.
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN and family went to the
Thousand Islands few days ago to reclaim
their island from desolation. They will build a
splendid mansion there and henceforth make it
their summer home. Mr.. Pullman bought the
island for SO. That was seventeen years ago.
1t is worth $4,000 now.
ADA REHAE has brought with her from San
Francisco a warm adinirer. He is little China
man, II years of age, named Lu-Feen. Mr.. Daily
purchased his services for term of three wears
and intends to use him as lage In his theatre.
Lu-Feen has lost his heart to Miss Rehan and
follows her about wherever she goes. He is
only just beginning to speak English, but is a
bright little fellow, and Iromises to learn a
great many things in New York in very short
order.
JUDGE KELLEY, as is recalled by the Washing
ton correspondent of the Kansas City Times,
was one of the committee sent by the national
convention of 1860 to notify Abraham Lincoln
of his nomination for the Presidency Kelley
was tall, straight an arrow, and when Lin
coin saw him he eyed Kelley all over. After
the formalties were all over Lincoln proposed
to Kelley that they measure back to back, and
it was found that they were just of height.
That pleased Lincoln greatly.
HAROLD KNOX HUNT, the English reviewer
and art critic, now visiting this country. writes
to the London Guardian that, in his opinion,
church, Lynn, Mass, is the best type of
American pulpit orator. DR.. Norton's delivery
is simple, earnest and effective Says Mr.. Knox
Hunt: His enupciation is so good that his
lowest tones are audible to the remotest corner,
and his illustrations, which seem inexhaustible,
are like parallels" DR.. Norton is probably the
wealthiest clergyman in America.
1T is not improbable that Mr. Walter Besant
will visit the United States next year He has
received an offer, through DR.. Vincent, TO write
and read short novel before the famous Chau-
tauqua Society next summer He has not de.
clded to acceEt the offer, but probably will do
So In several of his novels American charac-
ters are introduced, and are generally of the
type set forth in Martin Chuzzlewit." The
United States of that period, like the London of
Dickens, Is fast disappearing and novelist ris-
ing into fame should understand this The social
life of the operatives in some of the great mill
towns of the New England States would be an
interesting study for Mr.. Besant, and perhaps
give him novel experience.
Mrs. CLEvEIAND's portrait in bronze by Au.
gustus st. Gaudens has Just been sent to the
foundry to be cast. Mrs. Cleveland gave Mr.
St Gaudens eleven sittings. The portrait is de.
signed az low relief medallion and the model
ing from life was done in pipe clay at Marion
This model was then brought 70 New York and
On exact copy OF IL made in plaster of paris
From this plaster cast . mould will be i'm pressed
in casting sand at the foundry, and the finished
medallion is lower than a bas-relicf, but sum.
ciently raised from the base 20 give striking
portrait ofa beautiful face, little more fun
than profile. 1t is somewhat less than life
size, and includes the shapely head, the deli.
cately outlined face, and the perfect neck The
lips are the prominent feature OF artistic ex.
cellence in the medallion, and the neck. set
most hecomingly, Is o marked outline OF beauty
and grace. The entire medallion IN an almost
ideal portrait OF beautiful face, and at the
same time such correct likeness that every.
body who has seen II pronounccs the work
a nnnL comnlete sucnaz2